Wireless controlled emergency power supply device for a transit vehicle

ABSTRACT

The remote controlled emergency power supply device for a transit vehicle, and more particularly to a remote controlled system that can be operated from a long distance, includes a remote control unit, receiving control unit, supply unit and power consumption unit. The remote control unit&#39;s sending end and the rest of the unit can be placed outside the vehicle, and the remote control unit may be initiated by the connection of the mobile phone, satellite or other wireless communication system to start the receiving control unit. The receiving control unit may control the supply unit to power the power consumption unit to achieve the purpose of letting user control the unit from long distance away, and the power consumption does not affect the original power of the vehicle.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a wireless controlledemergency power supply device, and more particularly to a remotecontrolled system that can be operated from a long distance, and itssupply unit may use the emergency power supple and not affect itsoriginal power.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Currently, the air conditioner and heater of the conventional transitvehicle can only be used after the vehicle is warmed up, the reason forthat is it is very power-consuming, therefore, the power in the bottleis used up very quickly when it is used constantly, and makes thevehicle hard to start. The current vehicle does not have any controlcircuit or extra power supplier for the operators to use before they gointo the vehicle or after the vehicle is shut off. So if the airconditioner and the heater is used after the vehicle is shut off, it cancause the power to reduce speedily and the vehicle may not start. Thereis no in-car temperature adjustment system that can be used after thevehicle is shut off or before the vehicle is started in the markettoday. On one hand, also because after the vehicle is shut off andoperator leaves, it does not need air conditioning system in the vehicleunder regular circumstances; however, in the hot summer day or coldwinter day, if the temperature in the vehicle can be maintained in acertain comfortable degree before the vehicle is started, the hot orcold temperature will not be so unbearable.

On the other hand, even regular remote control can achieve the remotecontrol purposes, however, its remote controlled distance is restrictedto be only few feet over ten feet or shorter, therefore, after leavingthat distance, the remote functions cease to work, and under regularcircumstances, after the vehicle is parked, it leaves that distanceanyway, therefore, the remote control generally does not have anyfunction from a long distance.

Moreover, the vehicle battery is widely limited to certain amount ofelectricity, therefore, before using air conditioner and heater, thevehicle must be started first to supply the power continually.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The remote controlled emergency power supply device for transit vehicle,and more particularly to a remote controlled system that can be operatedfrom a long distance, includes a remote control unit, receiving controlunit, supply unit and power consumption unit. The remote control unit'ssending end and the rest of the unit can be placed outside the vehicle,and the remote control unit may be initiated by the connection of themobile phone, satellite or other wireless communication system to startthe receiving control unit. The receiving control unit may control thesupply unit to power the power consumption unit to achieve the purposeof letting user control the unit from long distance away, and the powerconsumption does not affect the original power of the vehicle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a system organizational chart of thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 shows another schematic view of the system organizational chartof the application of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows another schematic view of a system organizational chart ofthe present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the embodiment comprising the emergencypower supplier and the original power supplier.

FIG. 5 shows still another schematic view of the function's of theemergency power supplier integrated to the embodiment of the powersupplier and emergency power management.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The features and the advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the followingdetailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present inventionwith reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, there is an organizational chart for the wirelesscontrolled emergency power supply device for transit vehicle.Translation of the term “unit” may also be substituted for “means” inEnglish.

The invention includes a remote control unit 10, which can be operatedby the user from long distance away without restriction on the distance,and the remote control equipment can be mobile phone, GPS, satellitecommunication, other wireless communication system (such as WLAN, WMAN,WWAN), independent wireless switch or remote control or advance vehiclecomputer system that has reply function;

The invention includes a receiving control unit 20, and the receivingcontrol unit 20 may be a switch controller or energy managementcontroller; the receiving control unit 20 receives signal, or process itthrough the signal processing unit or computer unit 21 (see FIG. 2), andit may control the power consumption unit 40.

There is a supply unit 30, which may be a solar powered battery, powersupplier or battery.

There is also a power consumption unit 40, which may be a fan or airconditioner and heater or other load.

Based on the abovementioned structure, the remote control unit 10responds to the receiving control unit 20 of the remote controlequipment that user can operate from a long distance in the vehicle, andafter the receiving control unit 20 receives the signal, it is processedthrough the signal processing unit and computer unit, so that receivingcontrol unit 20 may provide power to the supply unit 30, and the poweris provided for the power consumption unit 40 in the vehicle to achievethe purpose of controlling the power consumption unit in the vehiclefrom long distance away and start the power consumption unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, its application is a temperature adjustment systemfor vehicle, and this system is a solution designed for the conditionswhen the temperature is too high or too low in the vehicle after it isshut off or before it starts under the circumstances where it is veryhot or very cold; this system comprises a supply unit 30, which is anindependent power system 31, a controller 22 and an air conditioner andheater 41, and the air conditioner 41 is one of the power consumptionunit 40. The independent power system 31 is the power sources for thefan 42 or the air conditioner and heater 41, with special powercontroller 23 or switch controller 24, it may adjust the air in andoutside the vehicle by intermittent fan 42 according to the temperatureand time reference, or by responding to the wireless communication 11 orremote control unit 10 the users use from a long distance to solve theproblem with the temperature being too high or too low before theoperator go in and start the air conditioning system in the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 3, which is another embodiment of the present inventioncomprising an emergency power supplier 60 (also called back up battery),an original power supplier 61, an air conditioning system 62, a fan 63,a remote control unit 64, a receiving control unit 70 and a loadcontroller 50.

The method and device operate as follows:

A. When the vehicle is starting, the switch 71 of the chargingcontroller of the receiving control unit 70 may be turned on, and thegenerator of the vehicle can charge the emergency power supplier 60 andthe original power supplier 61.

B. After the vehicle is shut off, the switch 71 of the chargingcontroller of the receiving control unit 70 is turned off to avoid theair conditioning system 62 from starting and using the original powersupplier 61 after the vehicle is shut off, and cause the engine hard tostart (the emergency power supplier) may also be the solar poweredbattery or emergency power supplier may add solar powered battery 62,which can be charged when the sun is up.

C. When the temperature is too high, the receiving control unit 70controls the amount of electricity the emergency power supplier 60provides to the fan 63, when the time and temperature achievesdesignated temperature, or the fan stops when the amount of electricityis low to a certain degree, and by so doing to adjust the air flowinside and outside the vehicle, so that the amount of electricityconsumption would be low and it may be charged with solar poweredbattery.

D. Before the vehicle shut off or the operator enters into the vehicle,the user may first start air conditioning system 62 to pre-cool orpre-heat, in terms of controlling, it uses remote control unit 64 thathas not distance restriction, and after it is initiated by the receivingstarter 72 of the receiving control unit 70, the emergency powersupplier 60 provides power for air conditioning system 62, so that itcan maintain a comfortable temperature in the vehicle under thecircumstances where it will not affect the power supply of the originalpower supplier 61, and in terms of operation, it may be operated by thedesignated time on the receiving control unit 70 directly to make itstart or stop automatically.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the load that uses air conditioning, if it isother load, it can be described as follows.

As shown in FIG. 4, the components and the functions thereof are:

-   -   (A) Original power supplier 80: It offers the power needed for        the vehicle, which includes generator and batteries.    -   (B) Load: Desired electrical unit or device that can be used        after the vehicle is shut off or when the operator is not        driving, such as fan or air conditioner and heater.    -   (C) Emergency power supplier 85: It provides the power needed        after the vehicle is shut off or when the operator is not        driving to keep the load system from using the original power        supplier and cause the engine to fail to start, therefore, the        emergency power supplier is used to solve this problem.    -   (D) Remote control unit 64: Which includes remote control unit's        signal sending and receiving module, after the signal-sending        module sent the signal to initiate the load, and it is        transmitted through the ground station or satellite to remote        control unit receiving end, and the receiving end transmit the        signal to the receiving starter 83 of the receiver unit.    -   (E) Receiving starter 83: It receives the signal from the        receiving end of remote control unit, and controls the emergency        power supplier to the switch of the load, and the simplest        receiving starter is a connecting control line or switch.    -   (F) Load controller 82: It controls the energy switch needed for        the load, which is provided from the original power supplier or        the emergency power supplier, and it mainly includes (1) from        the load to the original power supplier to electric switch 822,        and (2) from the load to the emergency power supplier to the        control component 821.    -   (G) Charging controller 84: After the engine is started, it        controls the charging activity for the emergency power supplier,        and after the engine is shut off, the electrical flow for        charging controller is stopped to keep the load system from        using the electricity from the original power supplier.

The following is the embodiment for FIG. 4, and the condition of thevehicle is described as follows:

-   -   (1) While the vehicle is being operated: The power needed for        the load is supplied by the original power supplier, and at this        time, the electric switch 822 starts the short and the usage of        the load is controlled by the load controller, and control        component 822 breaks, meanwhile, the charging controller 84        controls the original power supplier 80 for the charging        activity of the emergency power supplier.    -   (2) After the vehicle is shut off: To keep the load system from        using the power from the original power supplier 80, the        electric switch 822 is closed to form a break, and make        electrical short in control component 821, and the charging        controller 84 forms a break, meanwhile, under a preset value and        proactive condition, the load controller 82 and the receiving        starter 83 will prepare to control the movement for the load        from the signal sending end of the remote control.    -   (3) Take the air conditioning in the vehicle as the load for        example: Before the operator enters into the vehicle, the uses        initiate the starting signal by remote control unit 64, and        through the receiving module of the remote control unit 64 to        initiate the air conditioning load 83 with receiving starter 83,        at this time, the emergency power supplier 85 offers the power        supply to the air conditioning load instead of using the power        from the original power supplier.

The embodiment of FIG. 4 is described with the switch functions:

-   -   (1) Electric switch 822 of the load controller and the switch        821 for the control component:        -   (A) Electric switch--on, control component--off: The load is            powered by original power supplier.        -   (B) Electric switch--off, control component--on: The load is            powered by the emergency power supplier.        -   (C) Electric switch--on, control component--off: Not            permitted.        -   (D) Electric switch--off, control component--on: At this            time, the load would not connect to any power supplier,            which is not applicable.    -   (2) Charging controller:        -   (A) Charging controller--on: Charging controller controls            the charging activity of the original power supplier for the            emergency power supplier.        -   (B) Charging controller--off: The load is powered by the            emergency power supplier, therefore, the charging controller            must be off.    -   (3) Receiving starter: After the vehicle is shut off, the        electric switch--off, control component--on, charging        controller--off, at this time, the receiving starter is in        proactive state waiting for the commend from the sending end of        the remote control unit 10, which is the commend of the        operator.

The above switches may be achieved by the manual switch, relay switch orsemi-conductor switch and or other combined electrical circuit.

As shown in FIG. 5, there is a description of the main components andemergency power manager 86.

The emergency power manager 86 is to replace the functions of emergencypower supplier 85 (as shown in FIG. 4), and to achieve the purpose bythe detector inside the battery, and the objective is to provide thepower needed after the vehicle shuts off or while the operator is notdriving; if the load system 81 uses the electricity of the originalpower supplier 80, it then uses the battery detector of the emergencypower manager 86, and if it is low to the limit for starting the engine,it shuts off the power supplier to avoid the engine from failing tostart after the engine is shut off if the system uses too much oforiginal power supplier, and the function of the emergency powersupplier is therefore achieved.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

1. A wireless controlled emergency power supply device for a transitvehicle, comprising: a remote control means being operable from a longdistance with remote control; a receiving control means being a controlfor receiving a signal, or providing power to a power consumption unitby a supply end through a signal processing unit or power managementprocessing analyzing all references; a supply means having a powersupply; and a power consumption means having all types of consumptionequipment inside and outside the vehicle; wherein the remote controlunit, and the receiving control unit start the power consumption means,and the supply means provides power.
 2. A wireless controlled emergencypower supply device for a transit vehicle, comprising: a remote controlmeans being operable from a long distance with remote control; and areceiving control means being able to receive and initiate, charge andcontrol, a relevant controlling movement of load control being remotecontrolled or preset to maintain minimum power, and being able toreceive a receiver means and connect a power consumption means and asupply means; wherein long distant remote control or preset controlfunctions of the receiving control means are achieved, the receivingcontrol means control being the power consumption means, the powerneeded for the power consumption means being powered by the supplymeans.
 3. A wireless controlled emergency power supply device for atransit vehicle, comprising: a receiving control means being able toreceive and initiate, charge and control, a relevant controllingmovement of load control being remote controlled or preset to maintainminimum power, and being able to receive a receiver means and connect apower consumption means and a supply means, being operable by a remotecontrol means to achieve the long distant remote control or presetcontrol functions of the receiver means, making a receiver means controlthe power consumption means, the power needed for the power consumptionmeans being powered by the supply means.
 4. A wireless controlledemergency power supply device for a transit vehicle, comprising: aremote control means being operable from a long distance with remotecontrol; a supply means having a power supply; and a receiving controlmeans being able to receive and initiate, charge and control, a relevantcontrolling movement of the load control being remote controlled orpreset to maintain minimum power, and being able to receive a receivermeans and connect a power consumption means and a supply means; whereinlong distant remote control or preset control functions of the receiverunit are achieved, making the receiver means control the powerconsumption means, and the power needed for the power consumption meansbeing powered by the supply means.
 5. A wireless controlled emergencypower supply device for a transit vehicle, comprising: a supply meanshaving a power supply; and a receiving control means being able toreceive and initiate, charge and control, a relevant controllingmovement of the load control being remote controlled or preset tomaintain minimum power, and being able to receive a receiver means andconnect a power consumption means and supply means; being operable by aremote control unit to achieve the long distant remote control or presetcontrol functions of the receiver means, making the receiver meanscontrol the power consumption means, and the power needed for the powerconsumption means being powered by the supply means.
 6. The structuredefined in claim 1, wherein said power consumption unit is comprised ofa fan, air conditioner and heater, air conditioning system or otherload, and the supply means is comprised of a power supplier or batteryor solar powered battery or combination thereof, and the receivingcontrol means is comprised of a switch controller or power managementcontroller, charging sources being a power supplier, generator, batteryor solar powered battery or combination thereof.
 7. The structuredefined in claim 1, wherein said power consumption means is initiated bythe receiving control means or remote controllable or preset value, orbeing detected by power energy management or control, and wherein areceiver starter of the receiving control unit receives the signal fromremote control unit to control the emergency power supplier to the loadswitch.
 8. A wireless controlled emergency power supply device for atransit vehicle, comprising: a remote control means being operable froma long distance with remote control; a receiving control means having acontrol switch for receiving signal, or switch for emergency powersupply and switch for original power supply; an emergency power supplymeans comprised of a power supplier or battery; an original power supplyor an air conditioning system, and a load controller placed between theoriginal power supply and air conditioning system; wherein the generatorin the vehicle charges the emergency power supply and original powersupply or the solar powered battery charges the emergency battery, sothat after the vehicle is shut off or before the operator enters into tothe vehicle, the user may pre-start the vehicle by the receiver unit orstart the emergency power supply by controlling the receiving controlunit by remote control unit, and to adjust the temperature inside thevehicle with air conditioning system; moreover, its receiving controlunit can use emergency power supply to control the fan with intermittenttemperature adjustment according the temperature inside the vehicle andthe time references and amount of electricity.
 9. The structure definedin claim 8, wherein said emergency power supply is comprised ofreplaceable solar power, or added with solar power.
 10. The structuredefined in claim 8, wherein, when started, the electric switch of theload controller of a original power control switch thereof and theswitch for charging controller are both on to charge the original powersupply and emergency power supply, and after the vehicle is shut off,the electric switch of the load controller and the controller switch forthe charging controller are both off, only the control component of theload controller may be on.
 11. A wireless controlled emergency powersupply device for a transit vehicle, comprising: a load means connectedto n original power supplier with an electric switch for a loadcontroller; an original power supplier or emergency power supplier meanswith a charging controller connection; and an emergency power suppliermeans connected to the load that has receiver starter that receivessignal and the switch for control component of the load controller;wherein, when the vehicle is started, the original power supply is usedand the emergency power supplier is charged or the emergency powersupplier is charged with solar powered battery, and after the vehicle isshut off or before the operator enters into the vehicle, user maycontrol the starting signal by remote control unit, and controlsemergency power supply load by the control component of the loadcontroller.
 12. The structure defined in claim 11, wherein the loadmeans is comprised of an electrical equipment or device, fan or airconditioner and heater, a receiving starter means receiving a signal ofremote control unit, and by so doing, controlling the switch from theemergency power supplier to the load.
 13. The structure defined in claim11, wherein said emergency power supplier means is comprised of a powersupplier or battery or solar powered battery or the combination thereof,and the charging resources are comprised of original power supplier,generator or solar power or the combination thereof, or the emergencypower supplier or charging controller may be cancelled, and the originalpower supplier is connected to the emergency power manager to ensurethat power consumption stays at the minimum, so that the vehicle may bestarted.
 14. The structure defined in claim 11, wherein the switch meansis comprised of a manual switch, relay switch or semi-conductor switchand or other combined electrical circuit.
 15. The structure defined inclaim 11, wherein said receiving starter means is comprised of aconnecting control line, switch or circuit.
 16. The structure defined inclaim 1, wherein said remote control may be means is comprised a mobilephone system, GPS, satellite communication system, wirelesscommunication system, independent wireless switch controller or advancedin-car computer that has wireless communication function, which includessender or receiver.